Originally posted a http://clipr.info/?p=88 As President Obama invited Henry Gates and James Crowley to the White House for a beer to help the conversation about race relations in the United States, he neglected to ask Lucia Whalen, the 911 caller in the incident that sparked a flurry of worldwide media attention. After making a less [...]

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In June 2010, California voters will decide on a ballot measure that would change California elections to a system referred to by newspapers as the “open primary.” The officials of the San Francisco Libertarian Party sent a letter to most California newspapers asking that they refer to it as the “top two” primary, rather than [...]

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As reported here at Independent Political Report by Peter Orvetti, the FEC has released its vote totals for the 2008 election. The information gives important statistics for third party presidential and congressional candidates. There was a wide range of how the numbers were reported in the media. An opinion piece at onthewilderside compares coverage at: Ballot Access News; Independent Political Report; and The Hill.

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The Federal Election Commission has released its “2008 presidential popular vote summary for all candidates listed on at least one state ballot.” The results: Barack Obama (Democrat) 69,498,516 [52.93%] John McCain (Republican) 59,948,323 [45.65%] Ralph Nader (Independent, Peace and Freedom) 739,034 [0.56%] Bob Barr (Libertarian) 523,715 [0.40%] Chuck Baldwin (Constitution/Reform/U.S. Taxpayers) 199,750 [0.15%] Cynthia McKinney [...]

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